it listened to speaker boehne boehner. he wants this to happen. we can't have tree believers at -- true believers at the table. we need real compromise. the president laid out a draft of what we could work with and change as he suggested but there are principles that we need to adhere to. we have had an election and there consequences. we need to be open minded of what the solution will be. >> congressman elect, you have served. how worried are you in a deal doesn't get done, you are here and will be part of what happens next. how worried are you for a domestic and defense cut that could be coming? >> i'm deeply worried about the defense cuts coming. i was in front lines on n afghanistan and i saw it firsthand. we didn't have active axles or tires to take the troops out and fight to bad guy. i opposed the act at the time. president put it on the table and recognized in the last debate when he said the sequestration will not happen and the secretary of defense leon panetta said it would be devastating. of the issues that congress faces in two month